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nations where the palestinians are seeking some legitimacy, the other palestinians, the fatah wing, mahmoud abbas is coming to new york to have a vote in the general assembly which will be a largely symbolic vote on statehood, especially after hamas has flexed its muscles and said military and not diplomacy is the way to legitimacy internationally, it seems loom foolhardy on the part of the palestinians. >> first of all, what's going on, you're president abbas, you've just been seen to be basically irrelevant to what's going on. supposedly gaza, which is part of any palestinian state, you have no influence or control over. so this is also a way to remind everybody that he's still there. now, the problem with it is, is that it is symbolic. it doesn't advance the cause of peace or palestinian interest but it's his way of trying to demonstrate relevancy. the real question is, is there a way to get beyond this so we get away from what's purely symbolic and move on what is substantive? as long as we're focused on symbols, we see a perpetuation of the palestinian history which leads to mo
nations where the palestinians are seeking some legitimacy, the other palestinians, the fatah wing, mahmoud abbas is coming to new york to have a vote in the general assembly which will be a largely symbolic vote on statehood, especially after hamas has flexed its muscles and said military and not diplomacy is the way to legitimacy internationally, it seems loom foolhardy on the part of the palestinians. >> first of all, what's going on, you're president abbas, you've just been seen to be...
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it affected 20 out of the nation's 29 states, including the capital new dehli. >> a united airlines flight landed safely after colliding with a bird as the plane approached denver international airport. the aircraft had a large dent just below a hole in the plane's nose. thankfully there were no injuries there. >> author gore vidal has died from complications of pneumonia at his home at 86. he was known for plays like "the best man." >> and for the third year in a row kate, england's stylish duchess of cambridge stops "vanity fair"'s best dressed list. >> mitt romney's traveling press secretary got angry at reporters who were shotting questions. politico says the aide lost his cool saying, quote, kiss my [ expletive ]" and told romney to ignore the questions. >> and a new app allow us to sign up to be the first to learn the name of his choice for vice president. >> president obama has been urging supporters to donate money to his campaign. the president has given $5,000 to his own reelection effort and says he "cleared this with michele." nbc news reports that michelle obama will speak to
it affected 20 out of the nation's 29 states, including the capital new dehli. >> a united airlines flight landed safely after colliding with a bird as the plane approached denver international airport. the aircraft had a large dent just below a hole in the plane's nose. thankfully there were no injuries there. >> author gore vidal has died from complications of pneumonia at his home at 86. he was known for plays like "the best man." >> and for the third year in a...
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i think i'm in a more powerful position than a single united states senator. >> being in the minority is no fun but that's a pretty pathetic statement about what it means to be in the minority. the thing that bugs me about demint choosing to do this is immigration is going to be one of the first things that the senate tackles this year. he was a big player in 2007 pushing against bush effort for bipartisan reform. he was taking about building a 700-mile long wall along our south border. i'm not certain why he would choose this moment. >> have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> she jumped in our hearts at the london games and now she's writing all about it on how she got there. gold medal winner gabby douglas is here. she might even tell us about her meeting with president obama. americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of
i think i'm in a more powerful position than a single united states senator. >> being in the minority is no fun but that's a pretty pathetic statement about what it means to be in the minority. the thing that bugs me about demint choosing to do this is immigration is going to be one of the first things that the senate tackles this year. he was a big player in 2007 pushing against bush effort for bipartisan reform. he was taking about building a 700-mile long wall along our south border....
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it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly complete. its importance has far less to do with architecture than symbolism. proof that a city and country can rebuild and return to the heights it once conquered. speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, vice president biden reminded the nation as we move forward we do so remembering the past. >> for no matter how many anniversaries you experience, for at least an instant, the terror of that moment returns. the lingering echo of that phone call. that sense of total disbelief that envelopes you. you feel like you're being sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest. my hope, i hope for you all is, that as every year passes, the depth of your pain recedes. >> jonathan capehart, you know, seeing the president address the country and the vice president address the country, it never fails to stop me in my tracks when we see the footage of what happened on this day 11 years ago. the issue, the concerns, the conten
it will be a safer world, a stronger nation, and a people more united than ever before. >> today, yards away from where the trade cen once stood the freedom tower is nearly complete. its importance has far less to do with architecture than symbolism. proof that a city and country can rebuild and return to the heights it once conquered. speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, vice president biden reminded the nation as we move forward we do so remembering the past. >> for no matter...
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they have been investing amazing ways, and we are able to keep tuition down, we were number six in the united states and now we are number 26. and we do it throughi cutting costs and helping students s s graduate. >> your fees, out of students g. >> lower than national average. >> sure. that's because for so many years we did not raise tuition at all and even when we raised it, it's been small. the increase has been about $100 per semester. you want to get more people involved. you want to make sure they can graduate. that means a number of programs. he mentioned course re-design which focuses on the idea of the way you do business, using group work and ensuring they change. elected officials get it. you got to work together because the future of the country is depending on how many people we can educate. >> the graduate rate has been appalling nationally at schools. >> yes. >> how do you keep them invested and involved? >> you have to make sure they have the money. you also have to make sure you're engaging them in their education. get them involved in groups. let them feel importance in the
they have been investing amazing ways, and we are able to keep tuition down, we were number six in the united states and now we are number 26. and we do it throughi cutting costs and helping students s s graduate. >> your fees, out of students g. >> lower than national average. >> sure. that's because for so many years we did not raise tuition at all and even when we raised it, it's been small. the increase has been about $100 per semester. you want to get more people...
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uniting us with pride and love of this nation which holds so many of god's good children. it's a motto we should spend time try to match. it's a tribute to the ploys who every once in awhile show their ugly head. and that's "hardball." thanks for being with us. i'll be right back in an hour with rachel maddow and the rest of my msnbc colleagues for full coverage of the republican national convention. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, mitt's moments. in just a few hours, mitt romney will accept his party's nomination for president of the united states. much of tonight's proceedings are dedicated to reintroducing mr. romney to the american people. to change minds and erase his sky-high negatives among voters. we'll hear fellow mormons talk about romney's faith. something he himself rarely addresses. and then a big part of the evening is devoted to his time at bain capital. it's the company that made romney even more wealthy than he was. he's now worth up to $250 million. but it's been a pol
uniting us with pride and love of this nation which holds so many of god's good children. it's a motto we should spend time try to match. it's a tribute to the ploys who every once in awhile show their ugly head. and that's "hardball." thanks for being with us. i'll be right back in an hour with rachel maddow and the rest of my msnbc colleagues for full coverage of the republican national convention. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks,...
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. >>> the united nations general assembly meets today as arab countries push a resolution urging syria's president to give up power. >>> now to business where the federal reserve is holding off on any new actions to jump start the economy despite another gloomy outlook on the nation's fiscal situation. however, fed officials hinted the central bank would consider intervening, if necessary, in the coming months. the committee meets again in mid-september. >>> let's take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning. cnbc's karen cho is live in london for us. karen? >> hi, jonathan. yes, the fed decided to sit this one out but also giving a downward assessment of the u.s. economy, so not exactly creating confidence. there had been a lot of chatter in the markets that we might see ordinated action this week by central banks, the fed and the ecb, but the fed, as i said, just decided to sit on the sidelines. we're still waiting to see whether the ecb will come with stimulus today. in terms of commentary, the description of the u.s. economy saying it's decelerated
. >>> the united nations general assembly meets today as arab countries push a resolution urging syria's president to give up power. >>> now to business where the federal reserve is holding off on any new actions to jump start the economy despite another gloomy outlook on the nation's fiscal situation. however, fed officials hinted the central bank would consider intervening, if necessary, in the coming months. the committee meets again in mid-september. >>> let's...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. >> that, of course, mitt romney speaking yesterday at commencement at liberty university, founded by jerry falwell in virginia talking about the gay marriage debate. joining me now, the chair of the republican party reince priebus. good to have you back on the program. >> thank you. >> a lot has changed in the marriage debate over the past week because of the president sitting right where you're sitting now. will this be a defining issue for your party in the fall? >> i'm not sure it's going to be a defining issue, but clearly for people in america where gay marriage is the number one issue, we clearly have two candidates. on the one hand, you have barack obama, who is now going to promote and perhaps crusade for this issue. we have mitt romney who's been consistent, and i think in line with most americans, which is that marriage ought to be defined between one man and one woman. for those people that this
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. >> that, of course, mitt romney speaking yesterday at commencement at liberty university, founded by jerry falwell in virginia talking about the gay marriage debate. joining me now, the chair of the republican party reince priebus. good to have you back on the program. >> thank you. >> a lot has...
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now, their horse, refalca is competing at the united states equestrian federation national dressage championships in gladstone, new jersey, as if you don't know from your equestrian fantasy league. folks, this is exactly what mitt needs. he's had a little trouble relating to joe six pack. just listen to him talking about basketball. >> i met a guy yesterday, 7 feet tall. i figured he had to be in sport, but he wasn't in sport. >> yes! the tall man was not in sport. neither bounce ball nor oblong leather zeppelin toss. jim, show us refalca at sport. ♪ whoo! whoo! whoo-hoo! refalc, number one! refalca, number one! go, refalca! and folks -- perfect hair! and folks, lest you think the horse is doing all the work, mitt picks the music himself. at this year's world cup, he chose a selection of songs from the soundtrack to "rain man." clearly, mitt envies rain man's ability to connect with people. folks, in support of mitt romney, i am making dressage the official colbert report sport of the summer. so, kids -- so, nation, sing it with me, the official seventh inning anthem of dressage. ♪ take me ou
now, their horse, refalca is competing at the united states equestrian federation national dressage championships in gladstone, new jersey, as if you don't know from your equestrian fantasy league. folks, this is exactly what mitt needs. he's had a little trouble relating to joe six pack. just listen to him talking about basketball. >> i met a guy yesterday, 7 feet tall. i figured he had to be in sport, but he wasn't in sport. >> yes! the tall man was not in sport. neither bounce...
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don't forget "the view" when he's up in new york around that united nations appearance. he starts up there on monday. he will be on "the view" with michelle obama we understand. >> very frightening broadcast that mitt romney is too terrified to appear on, yes. i know the show. >> yes. i'll pass that along. and tuesday is the big speech before the united nations general assembly where foreign policy obviously is going to be front and center. there's also an appearance at the clinton global initiative while he's in new york on tuesday. and then wednesday the campaign just announced a trip to another swing state of ohio where the president has been, martin, our producer at the white house informs me just moments ago that this will be his 13th trip, his 28th to ohio, the swing state, since becoming president. obviously a big focus there. he's opened up, according to our most recent poll, a 50% to 43% advantage, and what really has to be considered a must-win state for mitt romney. >> indeed. finally, mike, i wanted to mention mitt romney has not just released his tax returns
don't forget "the view" when he's up in new york around that united nations appearance. he starts up there on monday. he will be on "the view" with michelle obama we understand. >> very frightening broadcast that mitt romney is too terrified to appear on, yes. i know the show. >> yes. i'll pass that along. and tuesday is the big speech before the united nations general assembly where foreign policy obviously is going to be front and center. there's also an...
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. >>> the head of the united nations peace keeping force says syrians have, quote, chosen a path of war. syria has descended into all out civil war between rebels and pro government forces spanning from it small towns to the nation's largest city of allepo. u.n. officials will meet today to discuss if any hope fordy will he mady low maes can be saved. >>> facebook stock has tumbled to a new low as its early investors were allowed to sell hair stock for the first time thursday. insiders were prohibitrd selling their sock until yesterday and many opted to cash out. facebook stock closed down 6% at just $19 or about half its ipo price in may. mark zuckerberg lost about $600 million in personal wealth on the day's trades, down to, poor thing, $10.2 billion. he reportedly concede that had it may be pain pl to watch the stock at times. for more on this and other business headlines, we turn to cnbc carolyn shober who is live in germany. why are investors jumping ship? >> good morning. certainly investors not liking facebook shares too much. the lockout for employees has yet expired. so yesterd
. >>> the head of the united nations peace keeping force says syrians have, quote, chosen a path of war. syria has descended into all out civil war between rebels and pro government forces spanning from it small towns to the nation's largest city of allepo. u.n. officials will meet today to discuss if any hope fordy will he mady low maes can be saved. >>> facebook stock has tumbled to a new low as its early investors were allowed to sell hair stock for the first time thursday....
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he is not the pastor of the united states, he's the president of the united states. and for the first time in the history of this nation, we have a president who has dared to use his position to make the democratic promise available, not just for a select few who are up and in, but for everybody, regardless of their race, their creed, their color, or their sexual orientation! and my brothers and sisters, i salute the president for that now. i recognize those who are upset about this. have you ever read the gospel and heard jesus say anything about homosexuality? why are you so angry? jesus never said a word about it. y'all are not feeling this, but i'm going to preach the gospel anyhow, because you do understand, my brothers and sisters, that the sad reality is, we love to judge other folk's sins, because it keeps it off of us as opposed to looking at us, oh, yeah. [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra
he is not the pastor of the united states, he's the president of the united states. and for the first time in the history of this nation, we have a president who has dared to use his position to make the democratic promise available, not just for a select few who are up and in, but for everybody, regardless of their race, their creed, their color, or their sexual orientation! and my brothers and sisters, i salute the president for that now. i recognize those who are upset about this. have you...
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you began it in exile and took it to the united nations and to copenhagen in 2009. how severe is the threat to the country? >> thank you very much. climate change is a very real issue to the maldives. it's not something in the future. we already have 16 islands where we have to relocate people. we have a number of islands where water contamination is a serious issue. the maldives is just 1.5 meters above the sea level. so any imbalance in nature, any imbalance or even a slight rise in the levels of the ocean can have a very serious challenge to the existence of the maldives. >> now, you've been forced out of office and you're in exile. you had previously been in exile. you had been in prison. you had been tortured, you went back and won the presidency. the human drama of what you're going through, what lies ahead for you in terms of the threats against you as you continue this effort? can you ever return to your country? >> well, yes, in 2008, after 30 years of dictatorship, we had our first multiparty elections. during which time i was fortunate to have been electe
you began it in exile and took it to the united nations and to copenhagen in 2009. how severe is the threat to the country? >> thank you very much. climate change is a very real issue to the maldives. it's not something in the future. we already have 16 islands where we have to relocate people. we have a number of islands where water contamination is a serious issue. the maldives is just 1.5 meters above the sea level. so any imbalance in nature, any imbalance or even a slight rise in the...
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states, you could handle not only how we deal with the world but also our national security. so you take these very sensitive meetings. now, the way to handle this is not to come out and say it in a press conference, it's to get your aides the leak he met with mi-6. but you don't want to be out there saying you met with that organization. >> one of the rules of international diplomacy, two of the rules, they mirror fight clubs rules. remember? rule number one of fight club, you do not talk about fight club. rule number two of fight club is you do not talk about fight club. you are not supposed to acknowledge the fact that you have gotten a behind the scenes briefing from the head of british intelligence or anyone's intelligence agency. >> it's certainly an interesting dynamic that if you're trying to show off your foreign policy portfolio, that you make an intel mistake like that, considering one of the big things he's been critical of president obama about was leaks coming from the white house. >> very good point. >> let's talk about the president a little bit. he's on the d
states, you could handle not only how we deal with the world but also our national security. so you take these very sensitive meetings. now, the way to handle this is not to come out and say it in a press conference, it's to get your aides the leak he met with mi-6. but you don't want to be out there saying you met with that organization. >> one of the rules of international diplomacy, two of the rules, they mirror fight clubs rules. remember? rule number one of fight club, you do not...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your donations, not government funding. and now, to support our athletes, you can donate a stitch in america's flag for the 2012 olympic games in london. help raise our flag, add your stitch at teamusa.org. >>> georgetown law student sandra fluke tweeted something about student loans today that mitt romney agrees with and that maybe even john boehner agrees, and so, of course, rush limbaugh viciously attacked her again. sandra fluke joins me in an exclusive interview in her first response to limbaugh's latest crazy attack on her. >>> and in the "rewrite," rick santorum has terminated his presidential campai
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nations general assembly tomorrow. during an interview for "60 minutes" the president defended his record on foreign policy and invited mitt romney to spell out his intentions with regard to iran. >> i've executed on my foreign policy and it's one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> nbc's kristin welker joins us live from the white house. kristin, surprised you're not following the president here to new york. contrary to some, the president is, in fact, taking time to meet foreign leaders this evening. do you expect him to make any substantive comments tomorrow specifically about the middle east and perhaps syria in particular? >> reporter: well, martin, good afternoon. i do expect him to make some pretty serious and substantive comments about the middle east, specifically syria, for a couple of reasons. in part because those are really the top issues that leaders at the u.n. general assembly are grappling wit
nations general assembly tomorrow. during an interview for "60 minutes" the president defended his record on foreign policy and invited mitt romney to spell out his intentions with regard to iran. >> i've executed on my foreign policy and it's one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> nbc's kristin welker joins us live from the white house. kristin, surprised you're...
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a nation that stood shoulder to shoulder with the united states during the first world war, the second world war, the gulf war, the iraq war, and in afghanistan. where one of the most important figures of 20th century history was britain's prime minister winston churchill. but according to sarah palin, it was the queen who governed the uk. and she says that the president wasn't properly vetted? as i said earlier, i know nothing about tdisposal of bodiy waste in alaska, but i know crap when i see it. and you can flush that down the nearest toilet. thanks so much for watching. ari melber is in for dylan ratigan, who is not well today. i guess according to sarah palin, it shouldn't be david cameron who is visiting the white house this week, as prime minister of the united kingdom. >> we have a good shoi today looking at new film looking at the japan disaster and the incidents in afghanistan. >> go right ahead. >> thank you, martin. >>> good afternoon to you. i'm ari melber in for dylan ratigan today. the big story today is the afghan mess. investigators say over the weekend,
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birthplace to one of the nation's largest unions, united auto workers. despite them standing on the state's capital, right to work was signed into law, making michigan the 24th state that bans employees having to pay union dues. contrary to popular opinion, it wasn't the plan of michigan's self-proclaimed, tough nerd. >> rick snyder for michigan. he's one tough nerd. >> now, while governor rick snyder may consider himself one tough nerd, to others, it's not the case. instead, he's one of the compliant puppets with big money donors pulling his strings. this is a backroom deal that goes on at local, state and federal rules. we need to follow the bills. oh, no, sorry, two bills, yes, and the dollar bills. the dollar, dollar bills, y'all. when it comes to legislation, snyder took everyone by surprise even before he became governor snyder, he said right to work was di- visive and not on his agenda. that's when he flipped the switch. according to the nation, once snyder changed his position money supporting the bill poured in from mack knack center, right wing
birthplace to one of the nation's largest unions, united auto workers. despite them standing on the state's capital, right to work was signed into law, making michigan the 24th state that bans employees having to pay union dues. contrary to popular opinion, it wasn't the plan of michigan's self-proclaimed, tough nerd. >> rick snyder for michigan. he's one tough nerd. >> now, while governor rick snyder may consider himself one tough nerd, to others, it's not the case. instead, he's...
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. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> today, republican senators continued to try to open up the massachusetts senate seat that scott brown could run for. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and process, nominate john kerry, who is imminently qualified to be secretary of state and i believe he would sail through in the nominating process. >> joining me now, ari mel ber. ari, you're coming to us tonight from kerry country, boston and i've got to think this is a horrible moment for senator kerry. you don't want to be the guy who gets praise from the mindless attackers of susan rice. >> yeah, i don't think he wants any part of this very weird b m boomerang play the republicans are trying to practice. he knows her well because as chairman of foreign relations committee, he oversees the state department, looking at the diplomacy an
. >> susan rice has done a great job as our ambassador to the united nations. and of course, this decision about my successor is up to the president. >> today, republican senators continued to try to open up the massachusetts senate seat that scott brown could run for. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and process, nominate john kerry, who is...
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tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to assassinate her on her school bus. the man who got on the bus and shot her and got away is, no doubt, very, very proud of himself tonight. his spokesman certainly is. yes, homicidal religious extremists have spokes menmen in pakistan. ehsanullah ehsan sent a letter to the media today defending the assassination attempt and his defense of the assassination attempt contains specific sigh takings from the koran. the spokesman said, whom so ever leads a campaign against islam and shariah is ordered to be killed by shariah. he has never lead a campaign against islam but religious e
tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to...
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is not a minor thing, that a presidential candidate addresses the most important issue gripping his nation today with utter, meaningless nonsense. such is the bankruptcy of the republican party that such a person can be their nominee for president of the united states. joining me now are msnbc's joy reid and jonathan capehart. joy, the president was speaking to the urban league tonight and going straight into the territory that many people have been saying all week, politicians shouldn't go near. and what he was asking for is not what mitt romney and the liars about weapons and ammunition control talk about, the president was not asking for perfection. he was not asking to make all things go away. in fact, he talked about, the final two words we heard from him were simply the ambition to achieve violence reduction. >> yeah, and it's amazing. right even as we speak, lawrence, our reporter at thegrio.com who was in chicago is rewriting her piece. because we were literally just -- we had ordered a piece about this issue, that the equivalent of a mass murder is taking place something like ever
is not a minor thing, that a presidential candidate addresses the most important issue gripping his nation today with utter, meaningless nonsense. such is the bankruptcy of the republican party that such a person can be their nominee for president of the united states. joining me now are msnbc's joy reid and jonathan capehart. joy, the president was speaking to the urban league tonight and going straight into the territory that many people have been saying all week, politicians shouldn't go...
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on the fox nation section of the fox news website, the headline was obama flip-flops, declares war on marriage. and the war on marriage chorus began on fox news. >> president of the united states in the 21st century and on the north lawn of the white house. >> wait a minute. what did he just say. >> president of the united states now in the 21st century. >> president of the united states now in the 21st century. that doesn't sound like war on marriage. fox news host sheppard smith declaring the president to be in the 21st century. and he didn't stop there. >> in this time of rising debt and medical issues and all the rest if republicans would go out on a limb and try to make this a campaign issue while sitting very firmly without much question on the wrong side of history on it. >> shepherd smith has frequently been the lone voice of reason at fox news, and now he's saying the president is on the right side of history. if fox nation wants a war on marriage, then fox is going to give fox nation a war on marriage. they have to. unless, of course, shepherd smith said those things about p
on the fox nation section of the fox news website, the headline was obama flip-flops, declares war on marriage. and the war on marriage chorus began on fox news. >> president of the united states in the 21st century and on the north lawn of the white house. >> wait a minute. what did he just say. >> president of the united states now in the 21st century. >> president of the united states now in the 21st century. that doesn't sound like war on marriage. fox news host...
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. >> it's a fiscal imperative at this point as we talk about our nation's finances. we didn't even talk about the dpts relationship between president zi darry and president obama of the united states. anyway, after the break, protesters in chicago take the nato summit by storm. we will take a look at the messages behind is the demonstrations next. my cut hurt! mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. neosporin® plus pain relief. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. inside the nato summit mapping out an exit strategy for the war in
. >> it's a fiscal imperative at this point as we talk about our nation's finances. we didn't even talk about the dpts relationship between president zi darry and president obama of the united states. anyway, after the break, protesters in chicago take the nato summit by storm. we will take a look at the messages behind is the demonstrations next. my cut hurt! mine hurt more! mine stopped hurting faster... [ female announcer ] neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and...
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so for those who are looking to maybe use -- the folks at the national organization for marriage trying to use in as a wedge issue between african-americans and gays and lesbians, it's not going to work. if the president were to come out in favor of marriage equality, there would be no impact on the president's support, just none. >> take a look at this. president obama is attending a $2,500 a plate lgtb fund-raiser in new york on monday hosted by ricky martin. there's the invitation there. "the washington post" reporting today that certain lgbt donors are withholding money from the president's campaign. how does the president walk this political tightrope? >> i think he should do exactly what michael steele said he should do. he should man up and say, this is what i believe. and i think he doesn't lose any african-american votes. jonathan is absolutely right. and the people who vote solely on this issue, single issue voter, gay marriage, none of them are voting for barack obama now and they're not going to vote for him whether he says he's against it. >> former governor ed rendell, mic
so for those who are looking to maybe use -- the folks at the national organization for marriage trying to use in as a wedge issue between african-americans and gays and lesbians, it's not going to work. if the president were to come out in favor of marriage equality, there would be no impact on the president's support, just none. >> take a look at this. president obama is attending a $2,500 a plate lgtb fund-raiser in new york on monday hosted by ricky martin. there's the invitation...
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let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> if house speaker john boehner isn't the world's greatest boss, i don't know who is. first he started the week with a day off on monday. now he's letting his colleagues off the whole of next week as well. the ninth recess the house has had so far this year. of course, there are some people like democratic leader nancy pelosi who think that's too many. in a letter to speaker boehner, she warns that congress has lots of unfinished business. that's what we're about now with representative johnson who joins us from washington. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. >> you've scored another big vacation from speaker boehner. well done. don't you think nancy pelosi is being a bit of a kill joy when she says congress should get back to work? why not go to the golf course like speaker bainer? >> i think the majority of the people here were the democrats and republicans feel that we need to stay here and get some work done. we have to do to do to be of
let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. >>> if house speaker john boehner isn't the world's greatest boss, i don't know who is. first he started the week with a day off on monday. now he's letting his colleagues off the whole of next week as well. the ninth recess the house has had so far this year. of course, there are some people like democratic leader nancy pelosi who think that's too many. in a letter to speaker...
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if ohio votes me in as president, i will be the next president of the united states. >> when you elect mitt, you're not just electing him, you're electing every right wing nut he's pandered to in the last ten years. >>> let's get to our panel now. we're joined by my colleague steve kornacki co-host of the "the cycle" and jonathan capehart of the "washington post" and also msnbc contributor goldie taylor, managing editor of the goldie taylor project. steve, a lot of people are wondering if the current hurricane has anything to do with global change, climate change, global warming. we just had bill mahr talking about right wing nut jobs. isn't this the central deceit of this election in a way? romney gives no details about himself, his extreme supporters stay silent but after november 6th if he gets in, what happens then? >> i think this gets to what is the best way to understand who mitt romney is and what kind of president he would be. everybody says he was on this side and then on this side so we don't really know. i think we do know. the easiest clue you can ever look to to a politic
if ohio votes me in as president, i will be the next president of the united states. >> when you elect mitt, you're not just electing him, you're electing every right wing nut he's pandered to in the last ten years. >>> let's get to our panel now. we're joined by my colleague steve kornacki co-host of the "the cycle" and jonathan capehart of the "washington post" and also msnbc contributor goldie taylor, managing editor of the goldie taylor project. steve, a...